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Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.
Read MoreCRISPR is used in landmark treatment to correct genetic misspelling of a single patient
In a world first, scientists used CRISPR to fix a baby's unique genetic mutation. The report offers hope for personalized treatments of rare diseases.
Read MoreOpinion: I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here’s what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to
Elizabeth Holmes had more resources, talent, and opportunity than most founders will ever see — and she blew it.
Read MoreSTAT+: FDA commissioner says new vaccine ‘framework’ for industry is coming within weeks
A top agency official is meeting with industry and FDA staff as he works on guidance clarifying the FDA’s expectations for vaccines.
Read MoreAthletes and fitness influencers use creatine, but what is it? And does it work?
We find out if this fitness supplement can be used to build muscle mass, decrease fatigue and improve mental healthCreatine has long been popular among athletes.
Read MoreFirst-Line Immunotherapy Combo Boosts Survival in Unresectable Liver Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- First-line treatment with nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) significantly improved survival compared with lenvatinib (Lenvima) or sorafenib (Nexavar) for patients with unr
Read MoreAMA Leaders: Advocacy, Action, and the Quiet Power of Democracy
(MedPage Today) -- As our nation and profession seek to better understand the forces shaping our government and the impact on public health, we must remember that advancements in medicine and science
Read MoreSmuggling Charges for Detained Scientist; NY Doc Faces New Abortion Investigation
(MedPage Today) -- Kseniia Petrova, the Harvard researcher facing deportation back to Russia, now faces smuggling charges.
Read MorePain Clinic CEO Faced 20 Years for Making Patients ‘Human Pin Cushions.’ He Got 18 Months.
Michael Kestner, CEO of Pain MD, was convicted of 13 fraud felonies after his company gave patients hundreds of thousands of questionable injections at clinics in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Caroli
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